Non-refillable-bottle attachment.



No. 674,44l. Patented May 2|, I90l. A. HELLER &. W.-M. IVES.NON-BEFILLABLE BOTTLE ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Sept. 7, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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ADAM HELLER AND WILLIAM M. IVES, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

NON-REFlLLABLE-BOTTLE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 674,441, dated May 21,1901.

Application filed September 7, 1900. Serial No. 29,331. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ADAM HELLER and WILLIAM M. IVES, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable-Bottle Attachments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and particularly tothe class of weightcontrolled bottle-valves.

One object of the invention is to provide a new and novel valveattachment for bottles of any character, size, and shape which may bereadily applied to bottle-necks without having the bottles speciallyconstructed, but which is adaptable to the neck of any bottle and whichshall constitute a complete article of manufacture in itself independentof the bottles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a valve attachment forbottles adapted to be applied to the mouth of an ordinary bottle andspecial means for holding the valve upon the bottle-mouth, so that thecontents of the bottle may be removed by simply tilting the bottle, yetproof against entrance being made to the bottle with any article orinstrument or its being refilled with any substance.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bottle-valvehaving a hinged gate automatically closed by a weight and novel meansfor confining the weight, so that it will permit the gate to open forthe purpose of discharging the contents of the bottle or any quantitythereof and to automatically operate the gate to close the bottle and toprevent the refilling of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure 1is an elevation of an ordinary bottle, partly broken away, showing thevalve attachment applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the bottletilted and the valve in position for pouring. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the cone. Fig. 4is a perspective view of the gate. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the valve-ring. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a furthermodification.

The same numeral references denote the same parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

dinary type having a neck 2, provided with a.

shoulder 3 and a screw-thread a above the shoulder.

The casing for carrying and attaching the valve mechanism to thebottle-neck consists of a glass tube or sleeve 5, having a female threadto mesh with the neck-thread 4,.whereby the sleeve is sealed to theneck, and it is provided with a suitable mouth 6 and stopper 7. Thesleeve 5 has interior ribs or projections 8, the function of which willbe hereinafter disclosed.

The bottle-valve comprises a ring 9, adapted to fit upon the top of thebottle-mouth, the top surface 9 of the ring being beveled or inclinedfrom the hinge-lugs 10 thereof and fitting loosely in the sleeve 5', adisk gate 11, hinged or pivoted to the lugs 10, a ball-weight 10 playingon the gate, and means to confine the ball in operative position, whichconsists of a shell or cone 12, having ears 13 secured in notches 14 ofthe ring 9, fiush with the periphery of the latter, so as to leave aspace or liquid passage between the cone and the ring.

The cone has a vent l5 and fits against the sleeve ribs or projections 8when the sleeve is sealed to the bottle-neck, so as to clamp the ring tothe bottle-mouth and leave the ball free to operate the valve-gate. Thediameter of the cone-base is less than that of the sleeve, so that aspace or passage is formed between the cone and sleeve. The cone-vent issimply for the purpose of draining off any substance which may lodge inthe cone.

It is obvious that the bottle is filled first and then the sleevecontaining the valve mechanism is attached and that it is only necessaryto tilt the bottle-neck downwardly, according to the quantity of liquidto be poured, which tilting will relieve the gate of the ballweight,rolling the latter into the cone, and the fluid flowing through the ringwill open the gate and pass out the sleeve-mouth, the sleeve-stopper ofcourse being removed. Any slight raising of the bottle-neck will operatethe ball to gradually close the gate or to suddenly do so, according tothe character or extent of such raising.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the sleeve 23 is attached at rightangles to the bottle-neckacross the bottle-mouth, or the sleeve may beblown onto the bottle-mouth, and the sleeve may be formed into an elbowextending from the mouth of the bottle. In both forms as Well as anyother arrangement the sleeve carries the valve mechanism, so thatthebottles have not to be specially manufactured.

We do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to any particularsize, material, or shape of the valve parts, to'the position of thesleeve relative to the bottle, to the manner of connecting the sleeve tothe bottle, nor to a cone of any special size, shape, or material forconfining the ball-weight; but,

I-Iaving thus described ourinvention, what we claim as new, and desire'to secure by 'Let- 1 ters Patent, is

1. A bottle-valve comprising a ring, a disk gate hinged or pivoted tothe ring, a weight operating on the gate, and a cone attached to thering to confine the movement of the} weight and to leave apassagebetween the ring and the cone.

'2. A bottle-valve comprising a ring, a gate hinged to the ring,a'ball-weight operating on i the gate, and a cone having earsattached'to the ring to confine the movement of the ball and to leave aspace or passage between the cone and the ring, and a space or passagearound the exterior of the cone.

3. A non-refillable attachment for bottles comprising a sleeve having astopper end and the other end adapted to be secured to a bottle-neck andprovided with interior ribs or projections, a ring'loosely'fitted in thesleeve and engaging the bottle-mouth, a gate hinged to the ring, aball-weight playing on the gate,

and a cone secured tothe ring and engaging said ribs or projections toconfine the movement of the ball and to leave a passage be- 'Witnes'ses:

CHARLES H. MIL'LTKIN, .l siivrns F. JOHNSON. ,5 P, '1

